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Species of viper

Bothrops diporus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species: B. diporus
Binomial name
Bothrops diporus
Cope, 1862

Bothrops diporus, also known in Portuguese as Bocuda, Cabeça-de-Capanga, Jararaca-do-Chaco, Jararaca-do-Rabo-Branco, Jararaca-Pintada, Jararaca-Pintada-Argentina and Jararaca-Pintada-do-Sul, is a species of viper from the forests of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. As with all vipers, it is venomous.

Description

Bothrops diporus is identifiable by its dark pattern, which consists mainly of fused dark triangular markings on a lighter base colour, similar to that of B. ayerbei with the two rounded dark blotches at the base of each triangle.

Bothrops diporus have been sighted at a length of around 70–80 cm (28–31 in).

Diet

Bothrops diporus has been sighted partaking in ophiophagy of Chironius maculoventris and Epictia albipuncta, however it is known for its largely mammalian diet, including rodents, frogs and lizards.

Venom

Bothrops diporus is one of the main causes of snakebite in Argentina: between 1960 and 1975, according to Esteso (1985), 80% of the approximately 500 cases reported each year were attributed to this species.

Habitat

Bothrops diporus has been found in the Vermejo River region, on the boundary of Paraguay and Argentina.

Reproduction

Bothrops diporus reproduces sexually and is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. Cacciali, P.; Carreira, S.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scott, N. (2019). "Bothrops diporus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15203290A15203298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T15203290A15203298.en. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bothrops diporus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  3. ^ Barros, Mariano M. and Tomas Waller (2015). "Bothrops diporus (southern pitviper) diet / ophiophagy". Herpetological Review. 46 (3): 443–444.
  4. García, J.A.R.; Curi, L.M.; Calamante, C.C. & Céspedez, J.A. (2018). "Bothrops diporus (Southern Pitviper / Chaco Lancehead) Diet / Ophiophagy". Herpetological Review. 49 (1): 124.
  5. U.S. Navy (1991). Poisonous Snakes of the World. New York: United States Government/Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.
  6. Esteso S.C. Ofidismo en la República Argentina. Editorial Arpón; Córdoba, Argentina: 1985
  7. Carolina Gay; Libia Sanz; Juan J. Calvete; and Davinia Pla (January 2016). Stephen P. Mackessy (ed.). "Snake Venomics and Antivenomics of Bothrops diporus, a Medically Important Pitviper in Northeastern Argentina". Toxins. 8 (1). Basel: 9. doi:10.3390/toxins8010009. PMC 4728531. PMID 26712790.
  8. Cope, E.D. 1870. Seventh contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 11: 147-169
Taxon identifiers
Bothrops diporus
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